Be glad you haven't heard the earlier system. You would have been mortified.
I will say just replacing the two dash speakers with some relatively inexpensive units was night and day. And more than adequate for the Bronco environment.
As a Trail Guide I can say that rating a trail is the hardest part. Only recently have they provided some semblance of a visual guide to the ratings. While they have tried to make it as objective as possible it still a challenge.
And for older trails they are probably purely subjective. And old...
For my birthday, I set out to visit waterfalls in and around Santiam State Forest, joined by my friend Mike. We traded our usual motorcycles for the Bronco this time. First up was Abiqua Falls, which required a challenging hike—really more of a climb—down a steep, rope-assisted trail. We reached...
Yes, it definitely a counter-intuitive mount, but that's just the way it has to be. But once you find the right spot it goes right in.
https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/very-clean-midland-mxt575-gmrs-radio-install-with-mountains2metal-bracket-and-67-designs-mic-mount.70922/
The challenge...
Because they’ve acknowledged there were potential issues with early production models and they want to make sure they have customers in the future. So they are doing the right thing regardless of what the warranty was at the time of purchase.